A Knight of the Word

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An unbroken string of fourteen national bestsellers has established
Terry Brooks as today's leading voice in fantasy fiction, a writer
whose magical creations and characters are beloved the world over. Now,
in this no-holds-barred battle between good and evil, the dazzling
sequel to his bestselling Running with the Demon, Brooks surpasses even
himself.

In the eleventh century the Welsh hero Owain Glyndwr was chosen to
combat the demonic evil of the Void and disappeared from history to
fulfill that mission. Armed with powerful magic, Glyndwr became a
Knight of the Word – a draining and demanding legacy passed on eight
centuries later to John Ross, a professor of English literature on tour
in Wales.

In accepting the black runestaff that channeled the magic of
the Word, John Ross accepted a solemn trust – and awful burden. Each
night he dreams of hellish futures wrought upon the world by the Void.
And each dream is of a future that will come to pass unless Ross
prevents it in the present. Crippled in body and soul by the searing
magic he wields and the horrors he dreams, sustained only by his faith
in the goodness of the Word, Ross drifts across America, a modern-day
knight errant in search of the agents of the Void.

Then an unspeakable act of violence shatters his weary
beliefs. Haunted by guilt, John Ross turns his back on the Word. With
the help of beautiful Stefanie Winslow, Ross slowly builds a new life –
a life whose only magic lies in Stefanie's healing love.

But a fallen Knight makes a tempting prize for the Void, and
merciless demons soon stalk Ross and those close to him. His only hope
is young Nest Freemark, who wields a powerful magic all her own. Five
years earlier, Ross had aided Nest when the future of humanity rested
upon the choice she would make between Word and Void. Now Nest must
return the favor. She must restore Ross's faith, or his – and her own –
will be forfeit...

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